Show us your cats

Bongo · 29 Jan 2011

Dellius said:

Here's mine. Found it last week in a dumpster. NOT HOUSEBROKEN. NOT very friendly, either. I think he might be scared.

Joan Archer · 29 Jan 2011

This was Sooty and Lynx when we first got them.

This was a stray that had been around the village for nearly 20 years and came round on a regular basis.

Another of him, we called him either ugly or grandpa.

Pepper adopted us while we still had a couple of lurchers, but he put them in their place, we had him for 7 years before he got killed by a car.

This is Smudge who's just adopted us and has made himself completely at home.

This is the female that comes round just to be fed, we call her barrel because she looks very well fed, she comes to the name as well, she is very talkative

mikedl · 29 Jan 2011

Thanks, Joan!

You are a wonderful caretaker for those cats. Thanks for sharing. :)

I forgot to put names on the pics I presented earlier:
Top pic, Ace.
Second pic, Buddy and Ace, bottom and top, respectively.
Third pic, Velvet and Ace, left and right, respectively.
Fourth pic, Marty and Ace, left and right, respectively.

(I love this thread)

boohbah · 29 Jan 2011

Joan what a nice collection of cats you have had, i like smudge the best and sooty ,hes almost as black as those bananas

mikedl ,why dont you edit the post with the pics you can put the names by the pics save us trying to remember whos who and fliting between the two posts.
glad you like the thread im going to start a "show us your bitch (and dog )" thread so the dog lovers dont feel left out
...on that now.

mikedl · 29 Jan 2011

Thanks for the suggestion, boohbah! :)

Updated with additional information ...

zigzag3143 · 29 Jan 2011

Two of my Kitty Bots

mikedl · 29 Jan 2011

zigzag3143 said:

Two of my Kitty Bots

Hi, Ken! :)

One appears to be saying, "Don't take my picture!" while the other is imploring "What're you doing!?" (naturally, in the nonchalant manner in which cats do such things)

I get the same reactions around here with the felines when it comes to picture taking.

JMH · 29 Jan 2011

Irene said:

I am almost reluctant to admit that I am not a cat lover... I much prefer the wild birds in my garden. :)

Irene I share your sentiments.
Felines here {"belonging" to irresponsible owners} decimate our native bird population in my extensive garden.
For the record I have owned cats.

mikedl · 29 Jan 2011

JMH said:

Irene said:

I am almost reluctant to admit that I am not a cat lover... I much prefer the wild birds in my garden. :)

Irene I share your sentiments.
Felines here {"belonging" to irresponsible owners} decimate our native bird population in my extensive garden.
For the record I have owned cats.

Sorry about that.

I have a yard-full of bird feeders and my cats roam about the yard freely. However, they are well fed and happy. It's been said that such makes no difference as they still have their natural instincts to kill. Indeed, they peer on with interested eyes but have yet to catch one.

I like birds, too. I enjoy their songs. When the chicks fall from the nest and learn to fly, I take extra precautions.

On a positive note, I have yet to see a roach in my house alive. The cats are, indeed, skillful hunters.

yowanvista · 30 Jan 2011

Mine :)